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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which discusses issues relating to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest improvements in distance learning make it possible for students in nations all around the world to take courses via the Internet. These massive open courses are free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that e-learning technology organizations have to struggle with in 2015 because distance learning technology is advancing so fast. How can we assure that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can organizations guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What different business models are being used by institutions like Guam to conduct these massive open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions manage issues like poor learner motivation and high attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more procurable there is a increasing need to be aware of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other stakeholders would like to understand the outcomes of these interesting new open education experiments. Everybody wants to know how these MOOC courses can be improved. To handle this crescive demand for details the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education resource subjects. This dramatic new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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